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05 Sep 2025 - 21 Nov 2025
Fridays on the Lawn – Student Edition
Fridays on the Lawn – Student EditionWe’re thrilled to relaunch the reimagined Fridays on the Lawn – Student Edition! This exciting event highlights the talents of local student solo acts, bands, and DJs, offering a dynamic platform for young musicians to shine.Set in a lively and supportive environment, the event nurtures creativity, collaboration, and community connection. It’s an incredible opportunity for budding artists to gain real-world performance experience, guided by HOTA’s professional staff, while showcasing their skills in a premier arts industry space.Don’t miss this vibrant celebration of young talent, bringing the community together and inspiring the next generation of musicians.
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10 Sep 2025 - 13 Sep 2025
Wonderbox
WonderboxSensorium Theatre, Australia’s leading theatre company creating work specifically for young audiences with disability and their friends, invites children to roll the dice and embark on an exciting journey into the unknown. Inside a giant puzzle-box of illusions, quirky carnival friends with magic in their pockets guide audiences through an immersive, multi-sensory wonderland. Here, they’ll encounter fantastic large-scale projections, intriguing tiny delights, and lively, infectious music. Every child’s curiosity is celebrated and rewarded with delightful surprises. The adventure unfolds as boxes reveal more boxes, giving each child a chance to discover a magical version of themselves. In Wonderbox, tiny moments of whole worlds in a matchbox lead to vast universes where everyone, reflected in the stars of the Milky Way, is shown to be wonderful. After more than 13 years of engaging and captivating thousands of young audiences with disability nationally and internationally through their magical, multi-sensory immersive shows, Perth-based Sensorium Theatre continues to break down barriers to truly inclusive arts experiences with their most ambitious show yet. Wonderbox is designed to be accessible to all children, inviting every child (and the child within us all) to look inside and find their rightful place.
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12 Sep 2025 - 24 Sep 2025
In The Heights
In The HeightsFrom the musical mastermind, Lin-Manuel Mirands (Hamilton, Moana) comes the Tony Award®-winning musical sensation In The Heights – a vibrant and exhilarating production set in New York’s Washington Heights. In The Heights tells the story of a tight-knit community on the cusp of significant change. Full of hopes and aspirations, some are about to embark on an incredible journey of love and ambition while others are faced with some of the biggest challenges of their lives, including what it means to be “home”. Lin-Manuel Miranda's debut musical seamlessly weaves storytelling with contemporary beats, hip hop, salsa, and Latin rhythms. Following its acclaimed runs on Broadway, at the Hayes Theatre, and the Sydney Opera House, In The Heights is poised to ignite the HOTA stage, with its high-energy dance numbers, soulful storytelling, and unforgettable music, In The Heights is a must-see theatrical event. Starring a stellar cast including Ryan Gonzalez (Moulin Rouge! The Musical) as Usnavi, Olivia Vásquez (West Side Story) as Vanessa, Richard Valdez as Piragua Guy and Mariah Gonzalez as Nina Rosario. Under the direction of Luke Joslin, with dynamic choreography by Amy Campbell, both of whom have received Helpmann nominations for this production, the show promises a deeply immersive and unforgettable experience in the heart of Washington Heights. Don’t miss this colourful and joyous musical that will sweep you up in its celebration of community, culture and the pursuit of dreams. "Broadway behemoth’s scrappiest show is full of heart" - The Guardian “a salsa-infused, joyful musical ride" - Time Out “In the Heights is impossible to resist" - The Australian Recommended for ages 12+
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12 Sep 2025 - 21 Sep 2025
SWELL Sculpture Festival
10 days of sculpture on the beach! SWELL Sculpture Festival is for everyone! Come and see for yourself! Over 60 large-scale sculptures along beautiful Currumbin Beach which is transformed into an outdoor sculpture park. Connecting people, art and place, SWELL transforms public spaces into family-friendly outdoor sculpture galleries! The annual SWELL Sculpture Festival is celebrating its 22nd year as a free and all-inclusive 10-day outdoor sculpture exhibition by the people for the people. A celebration of narratives and stories spoken through the artworks produced by local, national and international artists. You are invited to immerse at your own level and pace with the sculptures set amongst the natural landscape. Delve deeper into the unique artistic elements programmed each year by attending artist talks, twilight walks, sculptural workshops and masterclasses. SWELL connects with younger artists through the SWELL Kids Elements program. SWELL Fringe Festival includes morning beach meditations, to live music, DJs, workshops, artist panels and more - there’s always something happening. Visit Pop-Up Exhibitions that complete the SWELL compass. There is something for everyone at SWELL!
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13 Sep 2025
Crafted Beer Festival
Goldy, Australia's biggest beachside beer bash is back! Crafted Festival is rollin' into Kurrawa Park for its ninth froth-filled year, and it's gonna be a ripper. Expect epic brews, top-notch tunes, and good times on tap as we serve up the best crafted bevvies from across our beautiful country. Exclusive festival brews? You betcha. Live music? Crankin' all day. Tasty eats? Sorted. Activities? Get ready for some froth-filled fun. This is a festival for those who like their weekends full-bodied and their drinks ice cold. Whether you're a craft beer connoisseur or just here for a good time, we've got something to sip, savour, and sink your teeth into. Rally the crew and get ready for one helluva sunshine sesh.
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11 Oct 2025 - 31 Oct 2025
October is Murder Mystery Month
For anyone that loves a good story line and a murder look no further than October at Fox & Hounds. Experience four different themes as a couple or as a group, choice is yours. Each person will receive a unique character enabling them to become the actor that they never were, dressed in themed attire you will role play your character. Then horror as someone is Murdered! Can you solve the crime? $85pp included welcome drink, canapes, main course and dessert Saturday October 11 - 1920's Saturday October 18 - 1980's Saturday October 25 - Gravestone Wild West Friday October 31 - Halloween - witches
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22 Oct 2025
Rob Beckett
GiraffeComedian, presenter and panel-show superstar announces new tour Giraffe for 2025. Smashing the life out of the M25, M1, M5 and any other road that’s in my way. From Bromley to Brisbane, my new show Giraffe is going worldwide. Expectations on me: put on 3 stone from takeaways and post-show drinking. Expectations of you: leave the gig happier than when you arrived. My wife thinks it’s going to be tough for me to be away from the family, and don’t get me wrong, I do love my children/podcast content providers… but I also enjoy a lie-in and a hotel buffet breakfast. I think I’ll cope. What else is there to do? Sit next to your partner on the sofa, scrolling TikTok in silence again? You did that the last three nights. See you there! Host of Sky’s Rob Beckett’s Smart TV and Rob & Romesh Vs. He’s also the unmistakable voice of Channel 4’s Celebs Go Dating and the smash-hit podcast Parenting Hell. “Hilarious” – The Mirror “Naturally funny” – The Times “Hilariously observational comic… brings roars of laughter” – Arts Desk bohmpresents.com
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29 Oct 2025
Pevan & Sarah in Concert
Pevan & Sarah in ConcertPevan & Sarah are back on the road and ready to light up stages across the country with their signature mix of music, laughter and learning! Join the dynamic duo for a 50-minute, action-packed performance full of all your favourite hits, as Pevan the tiger and his energetic sidekick Sarah bring the house down in a show that’s as entertaining as it is educational. Little ones (and big ones) will sing along, laugh out loud and soak up every moment of this unforgettable live experience. Created by teachers, this interactive spectacle blends curriculum-aligned literacy and numeracy with essential social-emotional skills, teamwork and of course, plenty of fun! It's the perfect outing for schools, families and anyone excited to see this iconic pair in action. Get those tiger ears ready, warm up your vocal cords and prepare for a stage show that promises to entertain, inspire and leave your little ones buzzing long after the final bow.Free tickets will be offered to educators/supervising adults of school groups on a 10:1 student ratio. Please contact the box office on (07) 5588 4000 to make a school booking.Please note that refunds and reductions in booking numbers are not available.
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31 Dec 2025 (Monthly)
New Year's Eve Fireworks Cruise
The Gold Coast New Year’s Eve Cruise is the perfect way to ring in 2025! Sail along the Gold Coast waterways and enjoy the fireworks aboard the Spirit of Elston. The cruise begins along the canals, taking in the stunning Surfers Paradise skyline, before heading out to the Gold Coast Broadwater for the City of Gold Coast midnight fireworks from open-top decks. Enjoy a glass of Chandon on arrival along with gourmet canapés and a great selection of beverages including local wines, premium beers, and cider throughout the evening.
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